NGC6318 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6318 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
Name
NGC6318
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 17h16m [2] |
Declination: | −39°25' [2] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 11.80 (V) [4] |
Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.8 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 0.19 |
Sources